The Tech Jawn is a weekly Tech podcast that covers technology news, with a focus on how tech impacts Black communities and culture. The show discusses major tech trends, gadgets, startups, AI, social media, and other innovations while also addressing issues like digital equity, privacy, and diversity in the tech industry.
It is hosted by a group of Black tech enthusiasts: Robb Dunewood, Tech Life Steph (Stephanie Humphrey), and Terrance Gaines (a.k.a. BrothaTech). Their discussions often blend mainstream tech topics with culturally relevant perspectives, making the podcast unique in its approach.
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The Tech Jawn is a weekly Tech podcast that covers technology news, with a focus on how tech impacts Black communities and culture. The show discusses major tech trends, gadgets, startups, AI, social media, and other innovations while also addressing issues like digital equity, privacy, and diversity in the tech industry.
It is hosted by a group of Black tech enthusiasts: Robb Dunewood, Tech Life Steph (Stephanie Humphrey), and Terrance Gaines (a.k.a. BrothaTech). Their discussions often blend mainstream tech topics with culturally relevant perspectives, making the podcast unique in its approach.
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Microsoft and Apple are way behind their competition when it comes to the AI Arms Race, but for very different reasons. Microsoft is using influencers to get the 30-and-under crowd to use Copilot. Apple is using Google's Gemini to power Siri.
We also discuss Microsoft Publisher sunsetting in 2026 after a 35-year run, if we are moving away from ultra-thin phones, Patreon's Social Evolution, and more.
Hosts:
Robb Dunewood – @RobbDunewood
Stephanie Humphrey – @TechLifeSteph
Terrance Gaines – @BrothaTech
Links:
Microsoft and Apple are behind their peers in A.I. — Read More, Read More
MS Publisher to be discontinued after a 35-year run — Read More
Ultra-thin phones came and went in a year — Read More, Read More
Patreon has social media envy — Read More
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Tubi's VP of Partnerships suggests creators 'Stop Blaming The Algorithm' And 'Start Being More Flexible'. He's not wrong, but there is more to it than that.
We also discuss Disney and YouTube TV still not agreeing to put ABC, ESPN, and other Disney-owned channels back on the platform, Apple's OS 26.1 updates, the upcoming TikTok Awards, and more.
Hosts:
Robb Dunewood – @RobbDunewood
Stephanie Humphrey – @TechLifeSteph
Terrance Gaines – @BrothaTech
Links:
YouTube TV and Disney still haven't come to an agreement — Read More
Apple Releases 26.1 Updates to Its Operating Systems — Read More
'Stop Blaming The Algorithm' And 'Start Being More Flexible' — Read More
Will you be watching the TikTok Awards? — Read More
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Is AI mistaking a child with a bag of chips as an armed student on a school campus an intended result? It's hard to believe that it isn't when we were told "the system worked as intended."
We also discuss a finalized TikTok deal potentially being signed on 10/30, if we're ready for "eyes off, hands off" automated driving systems, if you should have a college degree to talk about professional subjects online, and we Spotlight Dean Forbes, the most influential Black person in the UK.
Hosts:
Robb Dunewood – @RobbDunewood
Stephanie Humphrey – @TechLifeSteph
Terrance Gaines – @BrothaTech
Links:
A finalized TikTok deal possibly coming Thursday — Read More
When AI mistakes a bag of chips for a gun — Read More
"Eyes Off / Hands-Off" fully automated driving systems — Read More
Do you need a degree to talk about professional topics online? — Read More
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Deepfakes of prominent deceased figures from history, like Martin Luther King Jr., are so problematic on Sora 2 that OpenAI changed its policies to allow the families and estates of deceased people to opt out of having their likenesses used on its platform.
Hosts:
Robb Dunewood – @RobbDunewood
Stephanie Humphrey – @TechLifeSteph
Terrance Gaines – @BrothaTech
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20% of high schoolers say they have either had a romantic relationship with AI or know of someone who has. In our increasingly online-connected world, young people are finding it easier to create friendships with bots than they do with people.
In this episode, we also discuss Sora's nearly record-breaking week on the App Store, YouTube welcoming back previously banned creators, NYC suing social media companies for addicting children, and ICE tracking apps being removed from the app stores.
Hosts:
Robb Dunewood – @RobbDunewood
Stephanie Humphrey – @TechLifeSteph
Terrance Gaines – @BrothaTech
Links:
Sora's first week was nearly as big as ChatGPT — Read More
YouTube opens the door for banned users — Read More
20% of high schoolers have relations with AI — Read More
Apple and Google remove ICE trackers from their app stores — Read More
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Sora 2, the new AI video generation tool / social media platform, has shot to the top of the charts on the App Store, despite the app being invitation-only. Realistic 10-second videos are dominating social media, but is it too soon to say that Sora will eventually rival TikTok?
We also discuss the content of Africa launching the Continental Internet Exchange, a project to establish a continent-wide network infrastructure designed to increase internet speed, reduce costs, and strengthen data sovereignty across Africa.
Hosts:
Robb Dunewood – @RobbDunewood
Stephanie Humphrey – @TechLifeSteph
Terrance Gaines – @BrothaTech
Links:
The good, bad, and ugly of Sora 2 — Read More
The continent of Africa is building its own internet — Read More
Corporate Catfish is being turned into a documentary — Read More
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Content Creators and consumers are telling AI companies that they don't want AI-generated Influencers and Podcasts, but these companies keep on keeping on. We'll give you one guess as to why.
We also discuss the sitting president telling private sector companies to fire employees he doesn't like, U.S. TikTok kind of feeling like it's state-run, and EA possibly becoming the largest leveraged buyout ever.
Hosts:
Robb Dunewood – @RobbDunewood
Stephanie Humphrey – @TechLifeSteph
Terrance Gaines – @BrothaTech
Links:
Trump demands Microsoft fire global affairs head — Read More
AI influencer creators lean into backlash — Read More
AI Podcasting startup has no plans to quit — Read More
An executive order clears the way for TikTok U.S. — Read More
EA poised to become the largest leveraged buyout — Read More
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YouTube recently released a bunch of new features for creators. Filmmaker, Author, and Livestreamer Angela Hollowell drops by to tell us all about them.
We also discuss Meta's new Ray-Ban Display smart glasses, why you may want to buy a case for your new iPhone 17, and what was announced at the Make It With Notion conference.
Hosts:
Robb Dunewood – @RobbDunewood
Stephanie Humphrey – @TechLifeSteph
Terrance Gaines – @BrothaTech
Guest Host: Angela Hollowell
Links:
Meta's Ray-Ban Display may be the best smart glasses available — Read More
New YouTube features for creators — Read More
The iPhone 17 Pro scratching problem — Read More
What was announced at the Make It With Notion conference — Read More
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It looks like the White House administration has finally worked out a deal where TikTok parent company ByteDance will sell its U.S. assets to a U.S.-based company. The concept for the deal is in place and will be finalized this Friday. Something tells us there is fine print that will need to be looked at if and when the deal goes through.
We also discuss all the new Apple hotness announced last week as well as the new Apple OSes that came out this week, and, the Black owned social media network is in the news because a European social media startup looks like it copied and pasted Spill's entire design. They even named the new network SPIL*.
Hosts:
Robb Dunewood – @RobbDunewood
Stephanie Humphrey – @TechLifeSteph
Terrance Gaines – @BrothaTech
Links:
Everything App announced last week — Read More
New Apple OSes — Read More
A concept of a TikTok deal — Read More
The Spill App's design was apparently stolen — Read More
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In this episode of The Tech Jawn, we discuss Google not being required to sell Chrome or Android as a penance for its anti-trust behavior and what this decision could mean for Apple and other companies that charge Google to make Google Search the default.
We also cover continued facial recognition misidentifications, Anthropic's $1.5 billion copyright settlement, the Rabbit R1's new operating system, and more.
Hosts:
Robb Dunewood – @RobbDunewood
Stephanie Humphrey – @TechLifeSteph
Terrance Gaines – @BrothaTech
Links:
A Judge says Google doesn't have to sell Chrome or Android — Read More
Faulty Facial Recognition Strikes Again — Read More
Anthropic Settles Training Data Copyright Case for $1.5 Billion — Read More
The Rabbit R1 Gets A New OS — Read More
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Is Apple Intelligence so far behind in the AI game that Apple may have to partner with Google to have Gemini power the next version of Siri, or is the iPhone maker looking for something to perhaps replace the billions in revenue it makes by setting Google as its default search engine?
Maybe both things are true...
We also discuss the TikTok ban getting another extension, Bluesky going dark in Mississippi,
and AI firings, rehirings, and layoffs.
Hosts:
Robb Dunewood – @RobbDunewood
Stephanie Humphrey – @TechLifeSteph
Terrance Gaines – @BrothaTech
Links:
Trump says he’ll keep extending TikTok shutdown deadline — Read More
Bluesky goes dark in Mississippi — Read More
Could Apple power Siri with Google Gemini — Read More
AI Firings, Rehirings, and Layoffs — Read More
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Why does Substack have such a hard time saying no to racism?
We also discuss the Trump Administration taking at 10% stake in Intel, Roblox not being safe for kids, social media's new anti-woke agenda, and the TeaOnHer app being just as lax on security as the Tea App.
Hosts:
Robb Dunewood – @RobbDunewood
Stephanie Humphrey – @TechLifeSteph
Terrance Gaines – @BrothaTech
Links:
Trump Weighs 10% Government Stake in Intel -- Read More
Roblox Has Serious Safety Issues For Kids -- Read More
Why Doesn't Substack Say No To Racism? -- Read More
TeaOnHer Learned Nothing From the Tea App -- Read More
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The Trump Whitehouse is taking 15% in kickbacks on the sale of AI chips to China. How is this different than the protection money the mob takes from legitimate businesses?
We discuss this and AOL ending its dial-up service after 34 years, OpenAI releasing GPT-5, Reddit blocking the Wayback Machine, and Google’s vanishing DEI support.
Hosts:
Robb Dunewood – @RobbDunewood
Stephanie Humphrey – @TechLifeSteph
Terrance Gaines – @BrothaTech
Links:
AOL to discontinue dial-up service -- Read More
OpenAI Released GPT-5 -- Read More
Reddit is blocking Wayback Machine -- Read More
Google's vanishing DEI support -- Read More
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Nearly 50,000 developers were surveyed, and it turns out that they don't trust Artificial Intelligence nearly as much as they used to.
We also discuss AI's power needs causing everyone's light bill to go up, Rivian suing Ohio over its law banning direct-to-consumer auto sales, PayPal's new “Pay With Crypto” features, and we shine The Tech Jawn Spotlight on Dr. Thomas Owusu Mensah.
Hosts:
Robb Dunewood – @RobbDunewood
Stephanie Humphrey – @TechLifeSteph
Terrance Gaines – @BrothaTech
Links:
Electricity prices are going up, and AI is to blame — Read More
Developer survey shows trust in AI coding tools is falling as usage rises — Read More
Rivian sues to sell its EVs directly in Ohio — Read More
PayPal says it will allow businesses to accept payments in over 100 cryptocurrencies — Read More
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Tea, the dating safety app designed to help women vet potential partners, was hacked, exposing the very people it was designed to protect, personal pictures, and verification information like images of driver’s licenses.
We also discuss, Astronomer, the AI company whose now former CEO and Head of HR were caught in an adulterous embrace on the kiss cam at the Coldplay concert, Trump’s war on Woke AI in his AI Action Plan, and Elon Musk’s X.ai working on a version of Grok for children.
Hosts:
Robb Dunewood – @RobbDunewood
Stephanie Humphrey – @TechLifeSteph
Terrance Gaines – @BrothaTech
Links:
Gwyneth Paltrow Is Astronomer’s ‘Temporary Spokesperson’ -- Read More
Hackers leak 13,000 user photos and IDs from the Tea app -- Read More
Trump’s war on “biased AI” -- Read More
Why Elon Musk’s ‘Baby Grok’ has child safety advocates alarmed -- Read More
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Black folks shouldn't have to "code switch" to get large language models to understand them, and this is why Howard University and Google have teamed on Project Elevate Black Voices.
In this episode, we also discuss...
The White House declaring war on "Woke AI" -- Read More
Open AI not caring about competition rules -- Read More
Meta not signing the EU's voluntary AI code -- Read More
US courts being "frighteningly likely" to overlook AI errors -- Read More
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In this episode of The Tech Jawn, we discuss...
Jack Dorsey's new internetless messaging platform, Grok being all kinds of racist and seeming designed to check what Elon thinks before it replies, Meta's new AI Dream Team lacking women and people of color, and if we've found a solution to deep fakes.
Hosts:
Robb Dunewood – @RobbDunewood
Stephanie Humphrey – @TechLifeSteph
Terrance Gaines – @BrothaTech
Stories Mentioned:
Jock Dorsey's New Internetless Messaging App -- Read More
Grok's Issues With Racism -- Read More
Meta's Lack of AI Dream Team Diversity -- Read More
Is This The Solution For Deep Fakes -- Read More
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In this episode of The Tech Jawn, we discuss…
Apple's reversal on possibly integrating Anthropic or OpenAI with Siri, Hertz using AI to scan for rental car damage, a US version of TikTok coming out Sept. 5th, and Black AI minstrel shows have begun.
Hosts:
Robb Dunewood – @RobbDunewood
Stephanie Humphrey – @TechLifeSteph
Terrance Gaines – @BrothaTech
Stories Mentioned:
Apple weighs using Anthropic or OpenAI to power Siri in major reversal, Bloomberg News reports -- Bloomberg
Hertz Is Using AI to Scan Your Rental Car for Damage, and It Might Cost You -- Car and Driver
TikTok reportedly developing new version of app ahead of planned US sale -- Tech Crunch
The Black AI minstrel show has begun -- Wired
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In this episode of The Tech Jawn we discuss…
ICE's new facial recognition mobile app, Tinder requiring new California users to use facial recognition to verify their accounts, Section 230 not sheilding Meta and TikTok in a "subway surfing" wrongful death suit, and if AI and robotics are coming for your braids.
Hosts:
Robb Dunewood – @RobbDunewood
Stephanie Humphrey – @TechLifeSteph
Terrance Gaines – @BrothaTech
Stories Mentioned:
ICE Is Using a New Facial Recognition App to Identify People, Leaked Emails Show -- 404 Media
Tinder to require new users in California to use facial recognition tech to verify their profiles -- Tech Crunch
Meta, TikTok can’t toss wrongful death suit from mom of “subway surfing” teen -- arsTechnica
Should we build hair-braiding robots? -- Instagram
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In this episode of The Tech Jawn, we discuss WhatsApp adding ads to the platform, Black influencers shining on the Forbes Top Creators list, smartphone users paying for AI access on their devices, and if Apple should buy the AI startup Perplexity.
Hosts:
Robb Dunewood – @RobbDunewood
Stephanie Humphrey – @TechLifeSteph
Terrance Gaines – @BrothaTech
Stories Mentioned:
WhatsApp is adding ads to the Status screen -- TechCrunch
Forget YouTuber voice. People are talking like ChatGPT now, research finds -- PC World
Black Influencers Shine in Forbes Top Creators 2025 List -- UrbanGeekz
Samsung may soon charge a monthly fee for Galaxy AI on its phones -- BGR
Apple Executives Have Held Internal Talks About Buying AI Startup Perplexity -- Bloomberg
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